PROBLEM Fall Hazards Supporting Cues: The familys house is situated a few meters from a cliff.

Furthermore , the house is also on an elevated surface on the mountain with stone steps going down from their house.

FAMILY NURSING DIAGNOSIS Inability to anticipate risk factors due to lack of knowledge on the identified problem.

GOAL OF CARE Within 4 hours of nursing intervention s, the family will be able to identify the risk factors on the actual condition and make plans to modify the surrounding s of the house (e.g. put fences around the house and rails on the stone steps) and to educate their children in not playing around near the cliff or mountainsid e.

FAMILY NURSING CARE PLAN INTERVENTION OBJECTIVES S Within 4 hours of nursing interventions, the family will be able to: 1. Recognize the possible risk factors with regards to the condition identified; 2. Enumerat e various ways on maintainin g safety and to prevent fall hazards; 3. Select a course of action to solve the problem; 4. Identify the positive outcomes upon planning the solution to the problem. 1. Assess the familys perceptions with regards to the problems identified. RATIONALE: To acknowledge the family concerns and in order to promote cooperation. 2. Discuss with the family the possible risk factors that will result with the occurrence of the problem. RATIONALE: To provide information regarding the risk factors such as falls. 3. Emphasi ze to the family the importance of solving the problem and on maintaining an environment

METHOD OF NURSEFAMILY CONTACT H O M E V I S I T

RESOURES Time & Effort by the student nurse and the family members.

EVALUATION Goal met. After 4 hours of nursing interventions , the family was able to identify risk factors of having a house situated near a cliff and verbalized their plans of modifying the situation as evidenced by Mrs. Rangas verbalization of Nasken talagan nga mapaaladan toy balay tapnu awan ti madi a mapasamak kadagitoy annak ko.